Hello friends, this is Jennifer Long from Sew A Story, a fabric designer with Riley Blake Designs and a doll and quilt pattern designer. And I have a fun tutorial to share today!
An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Create your own stuffed fabric apple using fabric scraps and fun hand- or machine-stitching! Add a cute felt leaf and a cinnamon or twig stick for a cute decor item!
Tools
- Sewing Machine/hand-sewing needles
- Rotary Cutter
- Quilting Ruler
- Self-Healing Mat
- Iron and Wool Mat
- HeatNBond Fusible Fleece
- Stuffing (polyester fiber fill)
- Cinnamon stick or small twig
- Turning tool or hemostats
- Embroidery floss (optional)
Materials
- The Stuffed Apple Pattern – Use the code “APPLE50” when you purchase the Stuffed Apple pattern from the Sew A Story website to get 50% off!!
- And these fabric requirements:
Basic Instructions
1. Gather all your tools and supplies.
2. Download and print the pattern / templates.
3. Follow the fully-illustrated, step-by-step instructions.
4. Be creative! Use your imagination to add embellishments, embroidered details, and texture!
5. Display your finished Stuffed Apple!
Don’t forget to share your Stuffed Apple Pattern on social media using the hashtag #SASStuffedApple and tag @sewastory_jenniferlong so I can cheer you on!–Jennifer
Jennifer Long grew up training to be a professional ballet dancer. She taught ballet and ran her own dance studio all the while sewing and designing costumes for herself and many of her collages and students. Jennifer is married and lives on a rural acreage in Prairie Canada with her husband and 4 children. She sold her studio to raise to raise her children and wanted to find dolls and toys for her children with healthy body images. She immersed herself Modern Rag Doll design and soon found she had a unique set of skills for Doll Making from all the years of costume design and aesthetic skills from the dance training. Her love of color and fabric has led her to become a professional Modern Rag Doll Designer and Quilt Pattern Designer designing not only under her own label (Bee Sew Inspired), but also for authors, fabric designers and International Companies around the world! Jennifer remains passionate about teaching and is the founder of two FREE educational FB groups Inspired Doll Making and Inspired Quilt Making. Come join her on this creative journey!!!